Housing

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In

Aug. 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:57 p.m.

Sometimes it takes as little as a phone call to reduce proposed rent increases — but housing lawyers warn that how cases will play out in court remains unpredictable.

Housing

Landlord Accused of Discriminating Against Voucher Holders Must Pay

Aug. 20, 2024, 4:40 p.m.Aug. 20, 2024, 5:28 p.m.

A settlement reached between Shamco Management Corp. and Attorney General Letitia James also requires the landlord to rent to people using Section 8, CityFHEPS and other subsidies.

Public Housing

NYCHA Residents in Coney Island Reject Move to Nonprofit Trust Fund

Aug. 16, 2024, 4:40 p.m.Aug. 18, 2024, 7:21 p.m.

The vote on Friday was a blow to City Hall’s goal of injecting public housing with cash by floating new bonds, after three other developments embraced that plan.

A tenement building sat near the Ditmas Boulevard station in Astoria.

Rent

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

Aug. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 4:25 p.m.

A new state law, ed after THE CITY exposed units inexplicably missing in property owner reports, has spurred a surge in compliance in the face of costly penalties.

Plants sat on a balcony at the Sendero Verde affordable housing development in Harlem.

Environment

East Harlem ‘ive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet

Aug. 13, 2024, 6:30 a.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 8:28 p.m.

Affordable housing built with careful attention to ventilation, windows, sealing and other details saves energy and utility costs — “the buildings just stand up better to extreme weather.”

NYCHA workers installed pipes in the ground to try and divert steam from entering a Jacob Riis Houses building.

Environment

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Still Lurk Under NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses, 19 Years After Detection

Aug. 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 4, 2024, 8:50 a.m.

A plan to clean up the contaminated soil was finally proposed by Con Ed four years ago, but not one cubic yard of dirt has been removed since.

How to New York

How to Avoid Deed Theft and Protect Against Property Scams

Aug. 5, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Aug. 15, 2024, 4:43 p.m.

New York City’s Black and Latino communities in gentrifying areas are especially at risk of speculative real estate practices, some of which are illegal.

A stop work order was placed on 39 S. Portland Ave. until the building was stabilized.

Brooklyn

Contractor Cited for Fort Greene Brownstone Wall Collapse, Not His First Construction Debacle

July 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 31, 2024, 9:51 a.m.

Citations for Vadem Brodsky allege he triggered the partial collapse of two residences — forcing an 84-year-old neighborhood fixture into a hotel, four years after another incident on one of his projects nearly killed a young woman.

Mae Lee Massey stand in front of her brick row house childhood home in The Bronx.

Impact

Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators

July 23, 2024, 2:54 p.m.July 23, 2024, 3:01 p.m.

Changes to New York’s law were prompted by THE CITY’s ‘Deed Finders’ investigation that exposed how speculators ripped off Black families.

Housing

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In

Landlord Accused of Discriminating Against Voucher Holders Must Pay

NYCHA Residents in Coney Island Reject Move to Nonprofit Trust Fund

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

East Harlem ‘ive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Still Lurk Under NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses, 19 Years After Detection

How to Avoid Deed Theft and Protect Against Property Scams

Contractor Cited for Fort Greene Brownstone Wall Collapse, Not His First Construction Debacle

Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators

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